Prof. Theodore is a senior academics with more than 30 years of experience in the media and communication domain. His PhD is on media/ peace studies from the University of Dublin. He has earned an MA in Broadcast Communication from the University of Philippines, a BSc in Arts from the University of Peradeniya and a BSc in Theology from the Urbana University, Rome. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in women studies from the University of Colombo.

Prof. Theodore is a senior lecturer of the Open University of Sri Lanka and has held number of academic positions in local and global academic organizations. His immense contributions towards the field of communications includes research publications, book chapters and concept papers on media, gender and conflict resolution.